The unusual thing here is how tightly packed those 42 are. This guide uses only the registry records: counts, specialties, street addresses and ZIP codes. Prices, opening hours and insurance networks are not in the records, and we will not invent them.
What is listed in Sierra Oaks
Thirty-two of the 42 listings are general dentistry. The rest are 3 dental clinics, 2 periodontics practices, 2 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2 in pediatric dentistry and one in orthodontics.
Almost all of them share a street. Scripps Dr accounts for 31 listings, and another 4 are recorded as Scripps Drive, the same road under a different spelling, so 35 of the 42 sit on one street. Fair Oaks Blvd has 3 across its recorded variants and Lawson Way has one. The neighborhood covers two ZIP codes, 95825 and 95864.
Thirty are registered as individual practitioners and 12 as organizations. Twenty-eight of the 42 have been registered since before 2010, and the earliest registration here dates to 2005, so this is a long established cluster.
- 42 practices, 32 of them general dentistry
- 35 of the 42 on Scripps Dr, across two spellings
- ZIP codes 95825 and 95864
- 28 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
When 35 practices share one street, distance stops being a way to choose. You will be picking between neighbors, so the questions that matter are what a practice does in house, how long the wait is for a new patient appointment, and whether the fee estimate is given clearly.
The 32 general dentists cover routine care comfortably. Beyond that the specialist bench is shallow: one orthodontist, two pediatric dentists, two periodontists and two oral surgeons. Enough for a first try, not enough to shop around locally.
With 30 of the 42 registered as individual practitioners, small practices dominate. That usually means continuity, the same dentist each visit, and slightly less flexibility on appointment times. The 12 organizations and 3 dental clinics are the better bet for short notice availability.
If you need something Sierra Oaks does not have
Two specialties are missing. Endodontics, for root canals, has no listing here; the nearest are elsewhere in Sacramento about 1.9 miles away, where 27 practices are recorded. Prosthodontics, which covers complex crowns, bridges and dentures, is the same distance, with 14 practices listed. Neither is a long trip.
For more general dentists nearby, Arden-Arcade is 2.3 miles away and lists 112 practices, far more than Sierra Oaks itself. Campus Commons is the closest at 0.3 miles with 34, and River Park is 0.7 miles away with 21. East Sacramento has 19 at 2.2 miles, Tahoe Park has 6 at 1.7 miles and College and Glen has 4 at 2.1 miles.
Campus Commons is close enough that it effectively doubles your options without changing your journey.
Insurance and paying
In network versus out of network is the difference that shows up on the bill. In network means agreed rates with your insurer and a predictable share for you. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and your plan pays part of it, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer before booking, then ask the practice for a written estimate. It should list the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and your balance on the day.
Our listings come from public registry data. That registry carries no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information for any practice. In Sierra Oaks, none of the 42 listings has a published website or hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice fills in what the registry never held, which is why claimed listings are worth seeking out.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown or pain that will not settle, call the general dentists nearest you and ask outright whether they can see you today. With 35 practices on Scripps Dr, working down the list takes less time than it would almost anywhere else.
Certain symptoms need a hospital emergency room instead of a dentist. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
You can also search purely by distance at dentist directory, which is useful if you are calling from outside the neighborhood.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Sierra Oaks, Sacramento?
Our directory lists 42 dental practices in Sierra Oaks, out of 1,173 across Sacramento. Thirty-two are general dentistry. The others are 3 dental clinics, 2 periodontics practices, 2 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2 in pediatric dentistry and one in orthodontics.
Why are so many Sierra Oaks dentists on Scripps Dr?
The registry records 31 practices at Scripps Dr and 4 more at Scripps Drive, the same road spelled differently, so 35 of the 42 listings share one street. Fair Oaks Blvd has 3 and Lawson Way has one. The neighborhood covers ZIP codes 95825 and 95864.
Where is the nearest endodontist to Sierra Oaks?
There is no endodontics listing in Sierra Oaks. The nearest recorded practices are elsewhere in Sacramento, about 1.9 miles away, where 27 endodontics practices appear. Prosthodontics is also missing here, with 14 practices listed at the same distance for denture and complex restorative work.